Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2001 11:35:56 -0700 From: Darryl Okahata <darrylo@soco.agilent.com> To: David Wolfskill <david@catwhisker.org> Cc: vdue@zen.tc, freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Dell Inspiron 2500 and what 802.11b Message-ID: <200104301835.LAA10849@mina.soco.agilent.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 30 Apr 2001 11:19:39 PDT." <200104301819.f3UIJdX29078@bunrab.catwhisker.org>
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David Wolfskill <david@catwhisker.org> wrote:
> >I looked at the possibilty of using one of my servers as the AP for
> >the laptop, but the info on setting this up is a bit sketchy regarding
> >some of the aspects. PCI v ISA, and which cards are supported in this
> >configuration. From the BAWUG page, I did find the info on how to
> >setup the FreeBSD base station, but it references the ISA setup.
>
> >My server doesn't have any ISA slots. 8-) (Abit VP6 w/4.3-STABLE)
>
> I've not done this sort of thing myself, so I won't add to any confusion
> by commenting further on it, except to note that some folks do use such
> setups.
Unless Warner's MFC'd something from -current, PCI PCMCIA adapters
(required for creating an ad-hoc access point) aren't supported in
-stable.
[ For that matter, I'm unaware that PCI PCMCIA adapters are working in
-current, although they may be (I haven't been following -current very
closely). Also, there are (were???) issues regarding 802.11b
bridging: you can't do it with -stable, and have to use routing/NAT.
Hopefully, someone will correct me. ]
For now, an ISA slot is *required* if you want to create your own
ad-hoc access point. If you don't have one, you can't do it (with
FreeBSD, anyway).
--
Darryl Okahata
darrylo@soco.agilent.com
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